<VV> 140 Engine Codes

[shortle]

No one so long as you matched what the general had as far as style, size, font, location, etc. Were these numbers hand stamped or done by a machine? Anyone know?
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301


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>From: jvhroberts at aol.com
>Sent: Nov 26, 2011 11:22 AM
>To: mark at noakes.com
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>Subject: Re: <VV> 140 Engine Codes
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> So, if I were to fly cut the top of a crankcase and restamp it, who would know the diff? 
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>John Roberts
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>From: mark <mark at noakes.com>
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>Sent: Sat, Nov 26, 2011 11:41 am
>Subject: Re: <VV> 140 Engine Codes
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>Since I started this, actually I was looking at entire engines with 
>heads and sheet metal since that's the way we stored them. It sounds 
>like I get the closest to what I want by sticking with a manual Corsa 
>engine and not just a 140, even if I need to find a lower stress block 
>to go with it...the lowest stress I could come up with in the stash was 
>a 110 auto w/air but someone may want that one for a stock resto. I 
>suppose I could even then redrill non Corsa 140 heads for the 
>thermistor. Still in the sorting stages though...prompted by having 
>momentary access to the family supply of hardware.
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>Thanks to all for the info,
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>Mark N
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>On 11/26/11 11:15 AM, Harry Yarnell wrote:
>> ...to my knowledge, yes...
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>>   So, just to be clear, all we're talking about is the code. All 164 blocks,
>> with the exception of the FC blocks, are the same. Right?
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>> John Roberts
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>> Sent: Sat, Nov 26, 2011 10:04 am
>> Subject:<VV>  140 Engine Codes
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>> The data I have indicates that the RR RB is the 140 engine code for a manual
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>> transmission Corsa.  The RM code is for a 140 manual transmission but the
>> application is not for a Corsa so that the cylinder head temperature
>> transducer
>> would not be present.
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>> Erich Meyer
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>> Bayshore Corvair
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